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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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